Local designer outfits Cayman’s Miss Universe candidate

Caitlin Tyson thought Miss Cayman Islands should look like a goddess of the sea.

Preparing for the Dec. 17 Miss Universe pageant, Ms. Tyson, who was crowned Miss Cayman in August, needed a national costume, one of the contest’s requirements. The costume must reflect something about the culture or character of the contestant’s country. In past years, outfits have been made to reflect various Cayman themes, such as fire coral, an orchid and, most recently, a green parrot.

Cayman-based designer Kenzie Rose said Ms. Tyson plucked a lyric from the national song as the inspiration for this year’s theme: “O sea of palest em’rald/Merging to darkest blue.”

The result is a glittering illuminated tulle and sequined gown studded with 10,000 Swarovski crystals and emblems made from plastic recycled on Cayman.

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